A study of children with autism spectrum disorder found that a therapeutic intervention using robots was effective in improving their social development and participation in social activities. After ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of ...

A new study published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools explores how elementary school–aged peers can be taught to support classmates with autism who are minimally speaking. The ...

The drug Donald Trump has claimed is “the answer” to autism can improve the social and communication skills of children with ...

Most of Diana’s 59 years were spent trying to figure out a social world that mystified her. Finally, well into middle age, she received a diagnosis that explained her struggles ─ autism. She learned ...

Emma G Duerden receives funding from the Canada Research Chairs program. Elizabeth Kuenzel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

President Trump says an old drug that acts like a vitamin can reduce autism symptoms in many children. The science doesn't ...

Parenting a child with autism can bring unique joys and challenges arising from a multitude of factors—for example, first words, uncertainty about the future, communication deficits, managing ...

Dr. Tager-Flusberg is the founder of the Coalition of Autism Scientists. Ms. Singer is the president of the Autism Science ...

A groundbreaking study led by researchers at East China Normal University’s Shanghai Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Education reveals that autistic children exhibit social attention patterns ...